Mama Yang Hero Academia-40

"There they are." Yang said, as she was waiting for a party of seven people, consisting of Qrow, Ruby, Jack, Scythe, All Might, Midoriya, and Neo, spotting them by the escalators leading to the pick-up area of the airport. "Hey, we're over here." Yang called to them.

Scythe smiled, and waved back, but flinched when she moved to fast. Midoriya put a hand on her shoulder to keep her steady and calm. She was still recovering from the surgery that took place nearly a week ago to remove her tail, but that didn't stop her from being active, even if she was in a bit of pain when it happened.

Midoriya was back to being a boy, thanks to Melissa's friend Jason, but at the time he couldn't stay long, and Scythe had just gone into surgery when he came by. Due to Sam being his uncle, Jason was being sent back to America, and was only permitted a few hours to do what he needed to, before he was on the next flight back to the states. An' since Scythe's surgery would take longer than he had left on the island, he couldn't return Scythe to being a boy again, but he was more than happy to flick Midoriya twice as hard on the forehead to turn her back into a, him.

"Mom, Mama. We're back." Scythe smiled.

As soon as they reached the ground floor of the airport, Scythe was tackled by a figure in a white cloak in a tight bear hug, and smiled recognizing her.

"Grandma Summer." He smiled hugging her back.

"Oh, it's so good to see you again my Little Reaper. Don't worry, Yang and Blake already filled me in on your situation." Summer smiled.

"Mom, please she's still recovering from the amputation surgery." Yang said, putting a hand on Summer's shoulder.

"But it's been over a year since I've seen her." Summer said.

"We've got a lot to talk about." Blake chuckled.

After they managed to separate Summer from Scythe, they went out for lunch, but were stopped when Scythe spotted something.

"Scythe, what's up baby?" Yang asked, as Scythe went over to a pillar, where a missing person's flyer was posted. She jumped up and pulled it down, starring down at the image of who was on it, and read the words below it.

*Missing Eri Belladonna. The young girl being All Might's Granddaughter, has been missing for over a week, kidnapped and is nowhere to be seen. Please if you have any information about her whereabouts, please contact the Huntress Agency.*

"Mom." Scythe said, as Yang came up from behind her. "Is this true?" She asked turning up to look at Yang. "Is Eri really missing?"

Yang's eyes widened in horror and fear, seeing how Scythe was looking at her, with eyes filled with pain.

"I'm sorry sweetheart, but it's true." Yang said. "Eri is missing."

"How long?"

"Since the day we arrived at I-Island." Yang said, crouching down to be eye level with her. "We've been searching, and investigating where she could be but we haven't found any leads so far."

Scythe looked down at the paper, clenched in her hand, before she threw it to the ground, and ran, using her lightning to run off.

"Scythe wait." Yang cried out. She could easily catch up to Scythe, but she didn't, why wouldn't she use her power to go after her daughter.

"Yang, who even posted that flyer? We never had any made." Blake said.

"Eri's missing?" Jack asked, gripping Ruby's hand.

"I'm afraid so sweetie." Ruby sighed. "We didn't want to tell you or Scythe, because we didn't want you to worry. Please understand we didn't mean to hurt you by keeping this information from you."

"But, Scythe is gone now." Jack said.

"She just needs to blow off some steam. She'll be back, I'm sure of it." All Might said.

"C'mon Toshinori, I think it's time the two of us got a drink." Qrow sighed.

"I really hope Scythe can forgive us for this." Yang said.

"I'm sure she will Yang. She's a smart girl, and she cares too much about us to let this get her down." Blake said.


~With Scythe~

Scythe, in her Argonaut form, screamed out in anger, as she slammed her fist into the ground, causing it to rumble and shatter before she brought up cubes of earth, and placing them on the ground. In front of her, she starred at the five cubes she made, before clenching her hands, causing the cubes to turn into bust statues of five different people she could think of who might have a use for Eri. One statue was of All-for-One, another was of Cinder after hearing the description Midoriya and Neo gave of her looks. The third was of Shigaraki, she still hadn't told Shimura that Shigaraki was her grandson, the fourth was Grey Fullbuster, and the fifth, was one she really wished wasn't responsible for it, Overhaul.

"Let's look at the facts here." Scythe said pacing in front of the statues. "One-for-All, wouldn't have a use for her power besides using her as bait to get to mom, and Grandpa Toshi. But if he had her, he'd have called them out to fight only hours after her kidnapping, despite his injuries, he could still fight them, especially since One-for-All is draining to Mom and Aunt Ruby simultaneously, draining him faster than before. So he's out of the equation."

Scythe snapped her fingers, and the statue of All-for-One, crumbled to dust.

"Cinder, is after the Fall Maiden's power, perhaps she thought that if she had Eri, she could call Pyrrha out for a fight to the death. But I wouldn't put it past her to… No, Eri is still alive, I just know it. But that doesn't mean she wouldn't try to make Eri do things with her Quirk, like dispose of evidence." Scythe said. "Then again, Eri has zero control over her power, so that might not work, Cinder has to know this, so she's out."

Snapping her fingers, Cinder's statue crumbled to dust.

"Shigaraki isn't all that smart, in fact I'd go so far as to say he's just a child, trapped in a man's body." Scythe said. "He's not smart enough to pull something like this."

With another snap, Shigaraki's statue was no more.

"Grey could have taken her, to call me or mom out for a fight, but just like All-for-One, he would have called me out to fight as soon as he had her. So he's out as well." Scythe sighed, destroying the statue of Grey. "That just leaves one person."

Scythe stopped in front of the statue of Overhaul, before she threw a punch and slammed her fist through it, shattering the head, before the rest fell apart.

"I will save her, even if it means I go to jail for being a vigilante." She exclaimed, grabbing her bag and pulling her new costume out, Melissa made her. She had finally settled on a design that she liked the most for her feminine form.

The suit was comprised of a black titanium based carbon fiber mesh undershirt, with a chest breastplate similar to Pyrrha's, scarlet red with gold trimmings, only instead of being made of metal, it was made of the same fiber her undershirt was comprised of, in fact every part of it was comprised of the material, per Melissa's insistence, with black pants, and combat heeled boots.

The vambraces were simple in design, black for the fabric, and white for the metallic parts on the back of her forearms and hands, highly resembling samurai vambraces. The magnetic holsters for her weapons were strapped to the small of her back. The costume was sleeveless and left her back from the shoulder blades up exposed, allowing for her to spread her wings if she needed to. She tied a red sash around her waist, making sure she didn't obscure the magnetic holsters, and set her sights on one place, she had made sure to scope out after the Young Head of the Yakuza, had destroyed her home.

"Where do you think you're going dressed like that?"

Scythe turned around to see Torino leaning against a tree, with Shimura standing by his side, both of them have concerned and stern looks on their faces.

"I'm going after my sister. I'm gonna get her back." Scythe said.

"Dressed, like that? You'll be branded and labeled a vigilante, expelled from U.A." Shimura said.

"I don't care." Scythe said. "I promised Eri I would save her no matter what."

"Kid, just hold on a minute." Torino said. "If you truly want to help your sister, then think this through. Wait until you get your provisional license, and then you can help her, if you work with your mother's Agency. That's the best course of action you can possibly take right now."

"I can't wait that long. The exam is little over a month away and…"

"An' you're thinking with the mindset of a Huntress, not a Hero." Shimura said.

"Shimura, Torino…"

"Knows about your origins, and how you're related to Toshinori." Shimura stated. "I had to tell him, he deserved to know the truth."

"Just listen alright? We know it can be hard, wanting to help your sister, but being powerless to do so. But if you're really wanting to help her, then do the right thing. Pass the Provisional License Exam, join with a good agency for work studies, and then you can help your sister." Torino said.

"But every moment I waste I…"

"We get it, you can't stand the thought of Eri suffering. But you won't be able to help her from a jail cell, and if you do end up choosing the go after her now, I will bring you in." Torino explained.

There was a pregnant pause as Torino and Shimura were prepared to bring Scythe in if needed, but she didn't fight it. She knew they were right, even if it pained her so much to do things like this.

Slowly, Scythe grabbed her bag, and ran off, Torino motioned to chase after her, but was stopped when Shimura put a hand on his shoulder.

"She'll be fine Torino." Shimura said. "She's just upset. Let her be. She'll do what's right, I know it."


~The Day of the Training Camp~

"Now that you've finished up your first Semester at U.A High, it's time for summer vacation to officially begin." Aizawa said addressing his students. "However, don't think that these will be months of rest for you heroes in the making. At this camp we'll push you to go beyond your limits, you're aiming to become Plus Ultra."

"Yes Sir." They all said.

"I'm so psyched." Uraraka said running up to Ruby. "I've been looking forward to this camp all semester Ruby."

"Well yeah, it's definitely an opportunity to get us in a fighting spirit and push ourselves to go beyond." Ruby smiled, though there was a bit of a blush on her face with how close Uraraka is. 'She's so close.'

"Hey, what's the matter?" Uraraka questioned.

"I'm just a little hot. The heat is kinda high out here." Ruby said.

Uraraka looked at her with a bit of confusion, before she remembered the question that Scythe had asked her not too long ago at the mall.

"Do you like her, as more than just a friend?"

Uraraka's face turned bright pink from blushing as she began to sweat before she ran back a bit.

"Let's hear it for camp." Uraraka said, before she began to chant 'Camp' with Ashido and Kaminari joining in.

"So Ruby." Momo said gaining the reaper's attention. "Is Scythe doing okay? She didn't seem to enjoy going to the pool yesterday."

"Scythe is fine, she's just upset. Ever since finding out about Eri's kidnapping, she's been training non-stop, she can even hold her Argonaut form for longer in combat than she could before. She's gone from three hours to five, and she's even increased her limits on the power she inherited from Yang and dad. Her motivation and determination to find and rescue Eri, is what's driving her so hard to get her provisional license." Ruby sighed, as they looked over to the girl, sitting on the back bumper of the bus, waving her legs about impatiently. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was Bakugo's kid instead of Blake's."

"Poor thing." Momo sighed.

"She's even regressed back to her old habit of going without sleep and just staying awake on caffeine and sugar. But she's training hard at night, instead of avoiding PTSD induced nightmares. The nightmares have actually decreased a lot since she faced off against Adam and beat him. Guess facing her demons was something she needed."

"Hey girls." Pyrrha said coming to them.

"Hey Pyrrha." Ruby smiled.

"So, you all excited to get going for the camp?" Pyrrha inquired.

"I am. I've been looking forward to it, since hearing about it." Pyrrha smiled.

"By the way, there's to be no sneaking out with Kirishima for some late night 'fun' while we're all out on the training camp." Ruby said.

"That would be quite scandalous but also romantic at the same time." Momo said, chuckling at Pyrrha's reaction.

"C'mon you two, quit teasing Pyrrha about her love life." Kendo said joining the group. "Though Scythe could probably use the material for her next book."

"Oh, hey Kendo, the rest of Class-B is here to." Ruby smiled.

"It's nice to see you outside of the Sports Festival." Tokage smiled. "I guess now we're not technically rivals." She said, with Kodai nodding in agreement.

"Alright everyone load up, time to get on the bus." Kendo called out. "We'll see you girls at the campsite."

"See ya."

"Oh, one more thing. Give Scythe my regards. It's gotta be tough for her right now." Kendo said.

"I will, thanks for your support Kendo." Ruby smiled.

"The girls of Class-A and Class-B?" Mineta asked, drooling at the thought of all the girls. "It's like a buffet of bombshells."

"Dude, get yourself together, for real." Kirishima said, looking at Mineta like he was the most pitiful creature he's ever seen.

"Attention Class-A, our bus is here. Everyone line up in seating order." Iida said, moving his arms robotically.

After everyone boarded Aizawa was the last to get on, before it drove off, and got onto the highway.

"Here's the deal, we'll be on this bus about an hour before our first stop, make sure you stay focused." He said, turning to look at his class only to find the opposite of focused.

"Why aren't we blasting some music?" Kaminari asked.

"No one should be standing, that is a safety hazard, pleases stay seated." Iida said, even though he himself was standing.

"Ugh… why do I bother?" Aizawa questioned. "Well I guess this is the only time they'll have to fool around."

"Do not open that window." Iida called to whoever was opening a window.


~Shie Hassaikai HQ~

"DAMN IT ALL." Overhaul shouted throwing a beaker at the wall, causing it to shatter on impact. "Why the hell hasn't that brat taken the bait? We've been posting those Missing Person flyers all over the city as well as other cities they might go to, so why hasn't the brat come looking for Eri?"

"Because the brat isn't as brash and fool hearted as you think she is." Skewer said standing in the doorway to Overhaul's lab. "She might only be eight, but she's got a good head on her shoulders. She knows she can't just go running around looking for her sister, and using her Quirk like she's a pro, she'd be arrested for it."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Overhaul questioned.

"I've got a plan. Class 1-A is going on a weeklong training camp fieldtrip starting today. I know the location of where it's taking place, all I need is a recording of Eri calling out for her big sister, and some more chloroform. I've still got the collar you gave me with the original plan." Skewer said.

"Fine, I'll have Kurono record Eri calling out for the brat she sees as an older sister. But in the meantime I want you to prepare on when you're gonna strike. But he cautious." Overhaul explained.

"You know I'm always cautious when it comes to my job." Skewer said. "Oh an' another thing. I know what you're doing with the girl. Turning her body into bullets, and a drug that can destroy Quirks. I'll keep my mouth shut, but just know I don't agree with how you're treating her. As a father myself, it sickens me to my core." Skewer said before leaving.

"You don't have to agree with it, Skewer." Overhaul said. "You just have to do your job, I hired you for."


~U.A Class 1-A Location~

"I wonder how Midoriya is doing in Class-B." Ruby questioned as she stretched from sitting on the bus for an hour.

"I'm sure Izuku is fine." Bakugo said popping a few joints in his neck.

"Finally, I needed off that bus." Kaminari said.

"Let me get through I gotta pee." Mineta shouted.

"This isn't much of a rest area." Kirishima said.

"You're right, it's more of a pit stop for people to enjoy the view of the woods." Yang said leaning against the fence. Seeing her mom there, at the ledge, gave Scythe a bad feeling of what might happen.

The bus had stopped at an overview of the woods they'd be training in for the next week. Yang was standing there, nonchalantly with a smile, as there was also a car parked beside her.

"What's going on, where's Class-B?" Jiro asked.

"You don't really think we stopped here just so you could stretch your legs do you?" Aizawa questioned, causing all his students to look at him in confusion, but Mineta was looking at him in desperation.

"Please sir, the toilet?" Mineta questioned.

A moment later, the doors to the car opened up, and out came two heroines dressed in matching costumes, but with different color schemes.

"Hey there Eraser." One of the girls said.

"Long time no see." Aizawa said bowing to them.

Standing in front of the class were two of the heroines of the Wild-Wild-Pussycats. One of them had brown eyes with red hair, dressed in a pinkish red fluffy dress with a white center, wearing cat paw gloves, and dark magenta boots, with a tail attached to her dress, and fake cat ears atop her head, with painted whisker markings on her face. Breast Size: F-Cup. This is Mandalay of the Wild-Wild-Pussycats.

The other was a blonde woman with blue eyes wearing the same attire as Mandalay, only it was a light sky blue. Breast Size: H-Cup. This is Pixie-Bob of the Wild-Wild-Pussycats.

"Your feline fantasies are here." Mandalay said. "Say Meow."

"Purrfectly cute and catlike girls." Pixie-Bob said.

"You can call us the, Wild-Wild-Pussycats." They said, taking a pose.

"These are some of the Pro-Heroes you'll be working along with at the summer training camp." Aizawa said as the class just starred at them with shock and confusion, even Tsu's expression changed a bit.

"They're a four person hero team who specialize in mountain rescues. The Pussycats were founded when we were kids, like forever ago. This marks their twelfth year working as a…" Ruby's excitement at seeing the Pussycats was cut short when Pixie-Bob grabbed her face.

"I'm pretty sure your math must be off." Pixie-Bob said, her claws our and read to scratch. "I'm eighteen at heart."

"Understood." Ruby exclaimed. "But I know my math wasn't off."

'That's so sad.' Kaminari and Kirishima thought.

"Everyone say hello." Aizawa instructed.

"Hello, nice to meet you." The entire class, minus Scythe, said.

"We own this whole stretch of land out here, everything you can see." Mandalay said, as Scythe was sneaking away to the other side of the bus. "The summer camp you're staying at is there, at the base of the mountain." Mandalay explained pointing to it.

"That's far." The entire class said.

"Uh, then why did we stop all the way up here instead?" Uraraka questioned.

"I'm afraid we both know the answer to that." Tsu exclaimed. "Even Scythe knew from the start. Look." She said, pointing to Scythe who now sported her hero attire and weapons.

"That can't be right." Sato said shaking his head.

"Um, back on the bus, quick." Sero said nervously. "Let's go."

"Good idea." Kaminari said. "Load up." He added, to which Koji and Ashido nodded.

"The current time is 9:30 in the morning." Mandalay said. "If you're fast about it, you might make it there by noon."

"No way, guys." Kirishima began.

"Holy crap." Ashido said.

"Save yourselves." Kirishima shouted as they all began to run for the bus.

The only one who didn't run was Scythe, who was looking at Pixie-Bob.

"This is private property right?" Scythe asked.

"Yep, so you're free to use your Quirks as much as you want." Pixie-Bob said.

That was all the confirmation Scythe needed before she pressed one foot back, allowing her full limit of One-for-All to course through her body, before she ran for it, and leapt over the edge.

"Wait, she didn't even need me to move the earth to get her down there?" Pixie-Bob asked, before she began using her Quirk to get the others to follow Scythe's example.

"That girl is driven by something that I can whole heartedly understand." Yang said.

"Wait, you're talking about the Eri situation? I thought she didn't know about it?" Mandalay asked as the other students went over the edge in an avalanche of dirt.

"Someone's been posting missing person flyers about Eri all over multiple cities. Scythe saw one the day she returned from I-Island, and I'm betting whoever was doing it, was trying to bait her into committing an act of vigilantism." Yang said.

"So she's willing to do anything to save her little sister, even if it means jumping off a cliff hundreds of feet high in the air." Mandalay said.

"Alright I've got the monsters ready and… hold on." Pixie-Bob began. "That can't be right."

"What's up?" Mandalay asked.

"I just created those monsters, but there was a large spike in energy, and they were all destroyed simultaneously." Pixie-Bob said.

"Scythe's been practicing her control over the four basic elements, to be able to manipulate them, just as you can manipulate the earth below us." Yang said. "Most likely she entered her Argonaut form, and used her own control over earth, to destroy the monsters."

"She's powerful. Smart to, she knew what was coming before we even hinted to it, and changed into her hero gear." Pixie-Bob said.

"She's determined to rescue her sister, even if she loses herself in the process." Yang said.

"What do you mean by that?" Pixie-Bob asked as she continued to make earth monsters and have them attack the other students, while they loaded into the car.

"She's been training non-stop to build up her strength and skill, to get her provisional license, and go rescue Eri. Every day, every night, and she doesn't stop unless she passes out from exhaustion. She's willing to destroy herself to save her sister." Yang said. "She's just like how I was when Ruby and I were kids."


~Campsite at Sunset~

"What's taking them so long?" Yang asked. "It's already twenty past five."

Yang was waiting with Aizawa, Mandalay, and Pixie-Bob at the entrance to the great hall of the training camp, with Kali, and Jack waiting behind them. The little boy known as Kota was also there, standing a far ways to Mandalay's side, but the older woman, couldn't help but notice how he kept making glances at Jack.

"Aha, the litter is almost here." Pixie-Bob said.

"That took a lot longer than I expected it to." Mandalay said.

From out of the woods, all of Class 1-A came wandering out, Todoroki had ice covering his right cheek, Iida was limping from the overuse of his engines, Bakugo was holding one of his hands in pain, Uraraka looked like she was ready to release whatever was left in her stomach, Koda looked like he had overstrained his voice, Momo looked like a walking skeleton, Ruby looked like she was ready to fall over, and Weiss just looked ready to scream at the next person who said something.

Even Scythe looked exhausted as steam was spewing from her skin, as she dropped out of her Argonaut form, as everyone in the class relaxed.

"You said it would only be like, three hours." Sero said.

"I guess we timed it based on how long it'd take us, sorry." Mandalay said.

"Scythe. You're here." Jack cried out happily running up and hugging Scythe, knocking her back to the ground.

"Now you're bragging about how much better you are? That's so mean." Sato said.

"I'm starving, this is hell." Kirishima said.

"Meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow." Pixie-Bob mused like she was giggling. "I thought it would take you kids, even longer. But you did much better against my dirt monsters than I thought you would. You guys were seriously great. Especially… the six of you." She said, pointing to Iida, Bakugo, Todoroki, Weiss, Ruby, and Scythe. It seems like you've had quite a bit of experience." Pixie-Bob smiled, playfully licking her lips, before jumping at them. "I call dibs on these kittens, I'll groom them myself."

"Mandalay, has she always been like this?" Aizawa asked as the six of them, were trying to get Pixie-Bob so stop what she was doing.

"It's gotten worse lately. She's at the age to take a mate." Mandalay said.

"If she's looking for someone to screw, I know a guy who is single, runs a successful agency as well as dojo, and is around her age." Yang said. "Used to be my boss to."

"Are you talking about Gunhead?" Aizawa asked, to which Yang only nodded.

"Uh, speaking of people's ages." Ruby stopped as she bent backwards to avoid getting grabbed in the face by Pixie-Bob's claws again. "Easy, I've just been wondering since we got here earlier, who is that kid, what's he doing here?"

"Oh this little guy? He's actually my cousin's son, he just lives with us now." Mandalay said.

"I've told you about Kota, how we'd be seeing him while at the training camp." Yang said.

"Oh now I remember." Ruby said.

"Don't be shy Kota, say high to everyone, you're gonna be around them for the next week." Mandalay said.

Kaminari decided to try and break the ice, and go say hi to him.

"Hey there little man, my name's Denki Kaminari, I'm from the U.A High School Hero Course; it's nice to meet you." He said holding out his hand for Kota to shake.

The response Kota gave wasn't one he was expecting, in fact the only one who was expecting for the boy to give this kind of response was Yang, as Kota punched Kaminari in the balls, causing him to freeze in pain, and fall to his knees as Kota walked away.

"What a low blow. You fiend of a child. A punch to the scrotum is unforgiveable." Iida shouted out, from where he stood as Kaminari fell to the ground.

"The last thing I want is to hang with some Wannabe Heroes." Kota said, glaring at him.

"Wannabe?" Iida questioned. "How old are you kid?"

"That brat's got spunk." Bakugo smiled.

"He's like a mini version of Papa." Jack exclaimed, now holding Bakugo's hurt hand.

Bakugo just stood there stock still.

"You're not gonna shout at her?" Todoroki asked.

"What are you stupid? Why would I shout at my own daughter for pointing out something like that?" Bakugo questioned looking at him.

"Huh, you're already a better father than my own." Todoroki stated, with a small smile.

"You need to shut your mouth before I blast you all the way to hell." Bakugo said getting in Todoroki's face.

"Yeah, sure." Todoroki said.

"Enough playing around." Aizawa stated. "Get your stuff off the bus. Once your bags are in your rooms, we'll have dinner in the cafeteria. After that you can bathe and sleep. Tomorrow, your training starts in earnest. You'd better get a move on."

"Scythe sweetie c'mon let's…" Yang began saying, only to stop as Scythe walked past her without saying a word, and grabbed her two bags off the bus, before following the others to the girl's dorms.

"She's really bitter about the whole secrecy thing with Eri's kidnapping huh?" Pixie-Bob asked coming up to her fellow blonde.

"I know I should have expected this kind of reaction from her, but… it still hurts, having her avoiding me like this." Yang sighed, holding her arms tightly in a hug. "She's been avoiding Blake as well."

"Give her time Huntress." Pixie-Bob said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "She younger than the other students, she'll learn in time that things like this happen, whether we want them to or not. An' she'll also learn that you were just trying to keep her happy."

"I just wish she'd talk to me about what's going on." Yang sighed.

"I know it can be hard, but trust me when I say, all that little kitten needs right now, is some personal space." Pixie-Bob said. "I'm sure she'll be in more of a mood to talk when she's had something to eat."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Yang sighed.

"Now would you mind telling how that Bakugo kid, and your sister have a kid of their own?" Pixie-Bob asked. "Because I'm totally confused."

"It's a long story." Yang chuckled.


~Cafeteria~

"Ooh, this all looks so good." Ruby smiled, drooling a bit.

"Yang and Kali told us about your metabolism Ruby, so don't be shy and eat up as much as you want." Mandalay said.

"So, you girls got stuck in a tiny little bunk room didn't ya?" Sero asked Jiro.

"Why is the guy's room really big?" Jiro questioned.

"Oh yeah, so like, can I come check it out later or what?" Ashido asked, joining the conversation.

"Sure whenever you want." Sero said, as Pixie-Bob passed by with a tray of food.

"Hey has anyone seen Scythe?" Pixie-Bob asked. "I've been looking all over to make sure she got something to eat."

"Hey wait, you got meat over there?" Kirishima questioned.

"Yeah, but this in the tray is not for any of you. Huntress asked me to make sure Scythe got something to eat. She said she's been going on a meat based diet lately. Mandalay and Kali will bring some meat out for you later." Pixie-Bob explained. "Anyway today is the only time we'll be doing this for you, so make sure you kids enjoy it."

"Thank you." Kaminari and Kirishima shouted in unison.

"Hey Katsuki?" Ruby asked, as she was sitting next to her boyfriend/baby-daddy.

"Yeah, what's up Ruby?" Bakugo inquired.

"Have you seen Jack anywhere? She was supposed to be sitting between us, but she's not." Ruby exclaimed.

"I think she's with Scythe." Bakugo said. "I'm pretty sure I can find them. I'll bring them some food."

"Thanks Katsuki." Ruby smiled.

"Hey, Pixie-Bob." Bakugo called as the Pussycat passed them, while he put a bunch of food on a plate for Jack. "I think I might know where we can find Scythe, we'll find my daughter there to, c'mon."

Pixie-Bob shrugged her shoulders and followed Bakugo outside the cafeteria and to the open field, where they found Scythe training in her hand to hand combat skills, and three empty Rockstars in a plastic bag by Jack, while she sat on a cooler filled with them.

"How the hell did you manage to sneak a cooler that size, into the camp shrimp?" Bakugo asked, surprising the two girls as he put the plate of food on Jack's lap. "That thing is big enough to hold a dead body."

"Thanks Papa." Jack smiled digging into the food.

"Wasn't that hard, just had to stick it in my shadow." Scythe explained.

"Of course you did." Bakugo sighed sitting down next to Jack as she scooted over to give him some room to sit.

"Scythe, have you been out here training all this time, since you put your bags in your room?" Pixie-Bob asked, putting the tray of food in Scythe's hands.

"No." Scythe said, looking away.

"Yes." Jack said.

"Traitor." Scythe mumbled.

"Scythe, I get you want to help your sister, I do, but you're not gonna help anyone if you're too exhausted from training to even stand up." Pixie-Bob said kneeling in front of Scythe on her knees.

"She's right half-pint." Bakugo said, as Jack leaned into him. "You've got to let your body relax and recover from every single workout. An' from what Ruby tells me, you only let that happen, when you pass out from over exertion."

"I just want to be strong enough for when I can go and save Eri." Scythe grumbled.

"An' you will be kitten." Pixie-Bob said, removing one of her gloves and cupping Scythe's cheek. "But I know for a fact, you need to rest right now, your body has already burned through the caffeine in those energy drinks, and I can see the bags under your eyes. You need sleep, and most of all, you need to talk with your mom."

"But she…"

"She only hid the truth from you, because she was scarred you might do something that could get either you or Eri seriously hurt, or worse, maybe even both of you." Pixie-Bob said. "So please kitten, go and talk with her, tell her what's on your mind. She's there for you whenever you need her, and she'll always be there to protect you, and comfort you."

"Avoiding her like this, is doing nothing but harming her, she feels sad and hurt. But she understands why you would be avoiding her, even if it's painful for her. C'mon half pint, I've had my fill of dinner, and I'm pretty sure everyone's going to the bath's right about now. Now's the perfect opportunity to talk with Yang." Bakugo said.

Scythe nodded, feeling a bit sleepy before she took the cooler back into her shadow, and quickly ate the food Pixie-Bob had brought out for her, before the four of them went back into the main building.

"Oh there you are. Everyone's finished eating, and already headed for the baths. Yang is with them to." Mandalay said.

"I've got to help with the cleanup, but you three head on to the baths." Pixie-Bob said.

"Alright. C'mon you two." Bakugo said, leading them away.

Mandalay and Pixie-Bob looked at the three leave, and smiled as Mandalay said only one thing.

"He's such a responsible father and uncle."


~Bath's~

"The food and stuff is fine, but to be honest, I'm hungry for something else." Mineta's voice echoed from the other side of the wall that separated the men's bath from the women's. Though it was only Scythe, Ruby, Yang, Weiss, and Jack who could hear him. "Just one little wall, a few pieces of wood, and heaven's waiting on the other side. A bath full of boobs and babes, ready to be seen by yours truly."

"Jack, do you have a knife ready?" Ruby asked.

"No, you told me to leave them in the cabin Mommy." Jack said.

"An icicle should do." Weiss said, handing her an icicle.

"Scythe sweetie, I'm glad you're opening up to me now. I'm sorry I kept the truth from you, I just didn't want you to overreact. I know how much you care for your sister, and I'm glad you want to help rescue her." Yang said, soaking in the water with Scythe on her lap.

"This feels amazing." Ashido said, stretching out in the water.

"I'm so glad they got a hot springs here." Jiro said.

"Bathe, my angels. How stupid of them not to stagger the times that we be naked next to each other. Oh, I hope they never learn from their mistakes." Mineta's voice reached over to them.

"You're to stop this at once Mineta, what you're doing is demeaning, for both the girls and yourself." Iida's voice carried over from the other side of the wall, indicating he was shouting. "It's shameful behavior."

"I finally know why I have this Quirk." Mineta said. "It's because walls, are meant to be climbed. I'm coming for you ladies, Plus Ultra." Though they couldn't see it, they could tell Mineta had a lustful expression on his face.

"You get down from there this instant." Iida's voice rang out, indicating Mineta was using his Quirk to climb the wall.

"Get ready to throw the icicle Jack, only when you see the grape head." Ruby exclaimed, before a new voice was heard from atop the wall.

"Before you become a hero, you should learn how to be a good human." Kota's voice said from atop the wall, no doubt there to stop Mineta from peeking at the girl's side.

"I'll get you for this." Mineta's voice echoed as it sounded like he was now falling.

"Sounds like he got what was coming to him." Weiss said.

"You can't stop me you little brat." Mineta's voice rang out from the other side of the wall.

"I got this." Ruby smiled before taking in a deep breath. "KATSUKI." Ruby shouted. "MINETA'S PLANNING ON TRYING TO PEEP ON US AGAIN."

"DIE YOU GRAPE HEAD PERVERT." Bakugo shouted as an explosion and screams of anguish were heard from the men's side of the baths.

"Convenient to have a boyfriend who's protective of his woman." Ruby smiled.

"Mineta really is the worst isn't he?" Tsu called to Kota.

"Thanks so much Kota-Babe." Ashido said. "We owe you one."

Kota's expression went blank as the ladder he was on wobbled, before he fell off and down the wall. One would expect he fell to the boy's side, but as luck would have it he actually fell to the girl's side of the baths.

"Look out." Ruby shouted as she used her lightning and One-for-All to catch Kota and hold him tightly in her embrace.

"Is he all right?" Yang asked.

"I don't know. His nose is bleeding and he's unconscious." Ruby said. "I'll take him to Mandalay. Jack you stay here with everyone."


~Building Manager Office~

"The rush from the fall likely caused him to faint. Thank you." Mandalay said, putting a cold cloth on Kota's head. "Eraser warned me one of the boys was a little girl crazy, so I stationed Kota up there to keep watch. I suppose that's the danger of teaching kids your age."

"Well anyway, I'm just glad he's all right." Ruby sighed, a towel wrapped around her chest, and waist.

"You must have moved pretty fast to catch him." Mandalay said.

"Um Mandalay, Yang told me he doesn't like heroes very much, why is that?" Ruby inquired. "I mean it's kind of weird since I've only been surrounded by people who want to be heroes, and that includes me, so I thought it was kind of unusual for a boy his age, to not be interested in all of this."

"How observant, of course he isn't alone. There are many in our society, who don't approve of us." Mandalay said. "If he had a normal childhood, maybe he would have admired heroes like you did growing up."

"What happened?" Ruby inquired.

"It was Mandalay's cousins, Kota's parents, that is." Pixie-Bob said, coming in with a couple cups of tea or coffee. "They were heroes to, but they were murdered."

"It was a villain, two years back, Kota was still so small. They were killed while protecting citizens, perhaps the most respectable way for any hero to die, but… how do you begin to explain to a child, that his parents died honorable deaths? They were his entire world, everything. But to him, his parents had left him behind, and all the while they were being praised. Everyone kept telling him that his parents sacrifice was noble. Honestly, he doesn't seem to like us that much either, we're heroes like they were, I'm sure he feels like he's stuck here, because he has nowhere else to go. Heroes, just don't make any sense to Kota, after all, if his parents hadn't been heroes, they would still be here."

Unbeknownst to them, outside the door to the office, Scythe stood there, in her pajamas. She had come to see how Kota was doing, but she had heard Mandalay tell his story, his past, and she was honestly no longer in the mood to be talking, she felt anger in her heart, she had read the file on the Waterhose Heroes, and she hated the one responsible for their deaths, because he left a child, without his parents, and she knew all too well what that was like, and without making her presence known, she left, while the scar over her right eye glowed a violet hue and the sclera of her eyes, flashed black momentarily before returning to white. With so much hatred in her heart, she felt like a Grimm.